by aawsat.com — Saudi Arabia called for supporting the Lebanese Army based on a clear mechanism that ensures that it is the sole legitimate power in the country. In remarks before the Rome 2 Conference on Thursday, the head of the Saudi delegation, Deputy Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Ayesh, said that the vision […]

The Daily Star BEIRUT: Veteran TV host Marcel Ghanem will leave LBCI TV channel after more than two decades of hosting the late night political show Kalam Ennas. The news was confirmed Friday night in a joint statement issued by Ghanem and LBCI’s CEO Pierre Daher. The statement reported that Ghanem’s departure from the station […]

BEIRUT (Reuters) – IMF criticism of Lebanon’s public finances is valid, but the country’s draft 2018 budget sends a good signal as it seeks to cut one of the world’s highest debt-to-GDP ratios from above 150 percent, the head of its central bank said. Riad Salameh also said in an interview with Reuters on Friday […]

Article represents opinion of the Publication NPR –  by NPR-  Saudi Arabia’s future king has hidden the whereabouts of his mother from his father and the public, according to U.S. officials. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has given his father, King Salman, a number of different explanations for her absence, say 14 current and former U.S. […]

by al-monitor.com – Nour Samaha — BEIRUT — It is officially election season in Lebanon, and the air is quickly filling up with the chatter of candidates, programs, videos, publicity stunts and alliances. Who can blame them? It has been almost a decade since Lebanon’s last parliamentary elections on June 7, 2009; the delay has been caused political […]

  Today the European Union has announced a €50 million package to support the Lebanese security sector, as part of its longstanding commitment to the stability and security of Lebanon. This package includes €46.6 million for promoting the rule of law, enhancing security and countering terrorism until 2020 and €3.5 million in support of airport […]

By Sune Engel Rasmussen and Nazih Osseiran – WSJ – BEIRUT—A high-level Lebanese delegation, faced with a tense border with Syria and financial strains at home, is setting off on a three-city European tour to solicit aid from allies who see Lebanon as a bulwark for stability in a volatile region. At a 40-nation donor […]

BEIRUT (AP) — ACCLAIMED Lebanese author and feminist Emily Nasrallah, who articulated women’s experiences in her writing about Lebanon’s civil war, has died at the age of 87, her daughter said. Her writing touched on women’s determination, migration and the terror of Lebanon’s 1975-1990 Civil War. She was the author of several books for adults […]

by aawsat.com — Lebanese President Michel Aoun will place the file of “Hezbollah’s” arms on the negotiation table following the May 6 parliamentary elections. On Monday, the President said his country demands “the necessary international support for the Lebanese armed forces so that they are able to carry on assuming their duty of preserving security […]

A judge freed Ziad Itani from detention and ordered the arrest of a security officer who built the case against him. Mr Itani was suspected of gathering information on Lebanese politicians with a view to passing it on to Israel. It was alleged that Mr Itani had confessed to being “tasked to monitor a group […]